January 7, 2022
January 5, 2022
Warning over worker welfare on 2022’s first day ‘not back in office’
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
The 4th January was the first working day of 2022 for many employees, but due to ongoing working from home restrictions the majority will not be attending their usual workplaces. According to the latest research from the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), more than half of office workers had expected to be back in the office today, and three quarters would have been back by the end of this week. More →
December 23, 2021
You gotta get IN to get out
by Mark Eltringham • IN Magazine, News, Premium Content
It was only towards the end of the development of IN Magazine that we became aware of something called COVID 19. By the time of the official launch in March of 2020, it had become clear that the world was facing a challenge that would lead to a reassessment of many aspects of our lives. We’re not out of the woods yet and there remain more questions than answers about what lies ahead. Yet organisations are looking forwards and I’ve been privileged in recent weeks to listen in on several conversations from occupiers about both their plans for the future and the necessity of flexibility in applying them, as they tread uncertainly in a new era and learn more about it as they go. More →
December 20, 2021
New era of work leaves workers feeling empowered
by Neil Franklin • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
A majority of Americans feel newly empowered in the new era of work, according to a new survey from Randstad USA. Nearly three-in-four (73 percent) respondents feel as though they can make changes to their work-life balance, and 79 percent reported gaining new clarity regarding their professional goals, higher than the global average of 72 percent. More →
December 20, 2021
Startups fuelling growth in demand for flexible offices
by Neil Franklin • Cities, News, Property
According to data from The Instant Group 584,097 companies have been registered in the UK since the start of 2021 – this equates to 1,781 per day. The most companies registered in 2021 so far have been in London, Birmingham, and Manchester. The growth in start-ups has fuelled an increase in demand for flexible offices across the UK’s cities, with large proportional increases outside London. Requirements for coworking and serviced offices has grown significantly in cities such as Bristol (41 percent), Manchester (28 percent), and Reading (27 percent) over the past year. More →
December 17, 2021
One in six employees are retrained and ready for new careers
by Jayne Smith • News, Working lives
December 15, 2021
Company culture, linked to share price, funding success and growth
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Working culture
A new research report from Culture Amp, claims that company workforces’ overall confidence as well as employees’ belief in their leaders are the biggest differentiators when it comes to achieving sustained stock price increases between July 2020 and June 2021. More →
December 15, 2021
Poor data means most property investors fail to consider human health
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Wellbeing
Property investors are not considering how the indoor conditions of a building will impact upon human health due to poor data, a new survey suggests. The ESG Data Challenge survey, which details the views of 121 real estate investors and professionals, claims there were serious issues in the quality of environmental, social governance (ESG) data being received, with many doubting its quality. More →
December 15, 2021
Majority of UK workers would consider quitting their job if hybrid working was axed
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
More than half (51 percent) of UK workers who currently have the choice to mix remote and office working would consider leaving their company if this hybrid option was removed, according to new research released by Microsoft in conjunction with YouGov (fieldwork undertaken 7th – 15th October 2021).
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December 14, 2021
Councils can meet net zero targets with help of building renovation
by Jayne Smith • Environment, News, Property
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), together with the World Green Building Council, several European Green Building Councils, Climate Alliance and the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, has published a framework to support cities and local authorities to measure the impacts and wider benefits of building retrofit as a way of meeting their net zero targets. More →